Working Hard and Playing Hard

07.20.10

Last day of school, summer vacation is upon us all, except me. It leaves me with mixed emotions. With the classes winding down it gives more time to get ready for summer classes. I think I have a good outline for the English course. In the meantime, today was a ‘party day’ after the classes were dismissed. All of the staff got to go on a ‘field trip’ of sorts… We went to Pinnacle Land in Asan (www.pinnacleland.net). It is a network of formal and informal gardens, which we explored in 95°F. There are about 20 separate gardens within the facility.





After we had a cold drink in the café (I had a peppermint iced tea, and I remembered it’s the best tea to drink to cool off quickly!). Afterwards, we boarded the ‘party bus’ and went to our second destination to a restaurant in Jebu-do, Seosin-myeon, Hwaseong-gun, Gyeonggi-do. Its specialty was a variety of local seafood dishes, in particular sliced raw fish. You name it, they had it!



It was a wonderful meal filled with laughter and joy. I met many of the staff and thoroughly enjoyed their company. On the bus ride home we sang karaoke, I sang two songs: (buzzed with Soju) ‘Under the Sea’ and ‘My Girl’. After saying our goodbyes at school I got a taxi with ‘Jennifer’ and ‘Steve Stone’ (two of the teachers). I was deliriously happy I took a chance and socialized with the staff at school despite the language barriers.